Home > Crops & Livestock > Crops > Bioenergy > News Releases > Louisiana can gain from move to biofuels News Release Distributed 02/29/08 MONROE – As competition between food and bioenergy drives up prices of corn, soybeans and other farm commodities, Louisiana has untapped land that could be put into production for alternative crops, according to agricultural industry observers. Marginal crop land ideal for biofuel production Description: (TV News 03/17/08) Bioenergy demands could provide opportunities for idle land in Louisiana. Lands not suited for growing some crops could be used to produce cleaner fuel. LSU AgCenter correspondent Tobie Blanchard has this report. (Runtime 1 minute, 36 seconds) Bioenergy exhibit big hit in Washington [Image: Audubon sugar faculty receiving an award] LSU AgCenter’s participation at the Biomass and Energy Awareness Days (BEAD II) EXPO in Washington, D.C., June 19-22, was a success.